Central Highlands of Sri Lanka
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2010
534 km²
Division · LKA
Pathadumbara
Sri Lanka
AfTropical, rainforest(100 %)
Area
48,7km²
Ecological tissue
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Calcul du tissu écologique de cette entité.
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
24,1°C
Annual rain
1 774mm
Warmest m°
29,6°C
Coldest m°
18,8°C
Elevation: 538 m on average (min 456 m, max 1 063 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,1°C
Annual rain
1 774mm
Warmest month
29,6°C
Coldest month
18,8°C
Mean alt.
538m
Min
456m
Max
1 063m
Std. dev.
111m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AfTropical, rainforest(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
33,6g/kg
Clay
37,4%
Sand
37,5%
Silt
25,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
43,8g/kg
Clay
36,5%
Sand
37,9%
Silt
25,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
31,2g/kg
Clay
36,9%
Sand
37,8%
Silt
25,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
25,8g/kg
Clay
38,7%
Sand
36,8%
Silt
24,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest81.4%
Crops1.3%
Built-up3.8%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)13.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
15hab/km²
Night light
0,8nW
Built-up
376,5%
Pesticides
11,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Ia · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1
Knuckles
IUCN IaConservation Forest · 2000
313 km²
Knuckles EPA
IUCN IaEnvironmental Protection Area (EPA) · 2007
313 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN